niggardly
adjective
reluctant to give or spend; stingy; miserly.
niggardliness
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a word derived from
niggardly.
Example Sentences
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On its heels tread William Makepeace Thackeray’s The Rose and the Ring and John Ruskin’s The King of a Golden River, another tale of the costs of miserly niggardliness.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 19, 2015
What immediately provoked the White House outburst was a fiery speech the day before by Massachusetts' Democratic Senator Walsh in which he flayed the Administration for "niggardliness" in its relief plans.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nicaraguans are bound to resent niggardliness from the U.S.
From Time Magazine Archive
Even Mao, by stressing the fact that all Russian "aid" has been paid for by China, emphasizes the U.S.S.R.'s niggardliness.
From Time Magazine Archive
For often niggardliness excuses itself under the name of frugality, and on the other hand extravagance conceals itself under the name of liberality.
From A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance by Ogg, Frederic Austin
